Earfixr
Jet Boat Addict
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- Yamaha
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
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There's a couple FSH's in town I've seen at local hotels. One at Home2Suite and another at Club Destin Resort. I eyeball them everytime I drive by.View attachment 77604
Destin inlet
Been thinking about getting one of these. They are huge though. How has transporting it been working for you?It turns out the lily pad is great for adults too. Best thing I've bought for the boat so far.
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Our friend has one of these. It rolls up and we attach it to the tow bar and it sits on the bottom of the swim deck.Been thinking about getting one of these. They are huge though. How has transporting it been working for you?
Haha, I can see what you are saying. It would work for our situation in that our lounge / hang out areas are deep. Lounging around is only 1/3 of our typical day. So I am trying to visualize how hauling this thing around, getting boarders and tubers in and out, is all going to work. I don't want to have to be constantly moving it around, probably in and out of the water.Our friend has one of these. It rolls up and we attach it to the tow bar and it sits on the bottom of the swim deck.
With that being said, I think it is stupid lol. In the above posters picture, it looks useful because they are in deep water. However we are always at a sand bar and I just think it's useless lol. (Most of my people share my feelings as well). It probably doesn't help this person insists we bring it every time, so I hate it even more because of that.
With water sports, I would say this is a no go, as it is just in the way the whole time. We had it once for water skiing and the only place to keep it was the center of the boat, and it pretty much made bow unreachable.Haha, I can see what you are saying. It would work for our situation in that our lounge / hang out areas are deep. Lounging around is only 1/3 of our typical day. So I am trying to visualize how hauling this thing around, getting boarders and tubers in and out, is all going to work. I don't want to have to be constantly moving it around, probably in and out of the water.
Been thinking about getting one of these. They are huge though. How has transporting it been working for you?
We really wanted a pad like this after using a friend's while out one weekend. But after watching him struggle with doing watersports while transporting it we decided to pass.Our friend has one of these. It rolls up and we attach it to the tow bar and it sits on the bottom of the swim deck.
With that being said, I think it is stupid lol. In the above posters picture, it looks useful because they are in deep water. However we are always at a sand bar and I just think it's useless lol. (Most of my people share my feelings as well). It probably doesn't help this person insists we bring it every time, so I hate it even more because of that.
How do you have the down rigger mounted?30 miles from the closest cell service and boat ramp. The north end of lake Chelan, WA. We stayed at Weaver Point Campground which is across the lake from Stehikin. We were there with church girls camp and they all wanted to learn how to fish!View attachment 77740 View attachment 77741 View attachment 77742 View attachment 77743 View attachment 77744 View attachment 77745
Transporting is pretty easy. We have the 17ft one and it sits on the swim deck and straps to the tower. No issues yet. I wouldn't bother with it if we had a nice beach to pull up to, and inflatables don't work for us because we like to take the dogs out. It would be pretty difficult to roll it back up solo, but with two people it only takes a couple minutes. For water sports we either tie it off to another boat if someone else is out with us or tie it off to something on shore. It would be a real pain to have that beast on the back while dealing tubers/wake boarders. It might not be right for everyone, but it has been awesome for us.Been thinking about getting one of these. They are huge though. How has transporting it been working for you?
The lily pad is great for taking the dogs out in deep water. Gets the dogs out of the boat and lets them get in and out of the water on their own. We also put them in life jackets so we can pull them out by the handle on the back if we need to. They are each about 75 lbs.We were looking at one for our future pup, would be nice to train him/her to climb in and out on the mat and not clamber around the back of the boat... anyone already do that?